Our PVFF Beginner Fly Tying program for February 2023 will reintroduce basic steps for ‘tying soft hackle wet flies’. For those unfamiliar with the term ‘wet flies’, these are artificial…
Category: Beginner’s Fly Tying
Join Us for “Caddisfly Saturday” on February 18th
Whether you are a beginner or more advanced fly tier, please join others of the same passion on February 18th as we tie a broad selection of flies which represent…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Squirmy Wormy & Salmon Egg
Our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM, January 17, in Room 207 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Don’t let the complacency and chill of the…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Zebra Midge and Griffith’s Gnat
Our next Beginner’s Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on November 15th at Trinity United Methodist Church. The evening’s class will focus on two common fly patterns…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear Nymph
Our September fly tying session was a great kick-off for our upcoming Beginner’s Fly Tying class, which will be held on October 18th at 7:00 PM at Trinity United Methodist…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The CHRLFY Woolly Bugger Variant
After a brief summer break, our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on September 20th at Trinity United Methodist Church in Frederick. As a change…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: White Miller Emerging & Emergent Variations
Print Instructions Session Overview At our July Beginner fly tying session we will be tying both a White Miller wet fly and dry fly. I chose these patterns for our…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Black Ant
Tying the Dubbed Fur Ant and Foam Ant: Print Instructions Session Overview The fly pattern chosen for our June fly tying class is the ‘common’ black ant. Ants are among…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Rabbit-strip Leech
Session Overview Leeches are among the many ‘fish foods’ which freshwater fish species consume, whenever these annelids are available. Worm-like in their behavior, freshwater leeches can be found near vegetation…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Beck’s Super Beetle
Session Overview Our session for April 19 (7:00 PM) is an opportunity for our class participants to ‘step outside the box’ when it comes to learning to tie terrestrial fly…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Red Tag (Wet & Dry)
Session Overview Realizing that spring trout season is upon us, I sought to find a fly pattern which would provide our Beginner’s class with new tying techniques and a pattern…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Dirty Bird
Session Overview The fly pattern chosen for the February 15 Beginner’s Fly Tying class is “The Dirty Bird.” We chose this fly pattern to honor Bob Abraham, long time member…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Two Winter Patterns
Download Print Instructions Session Overview Our first Beginner’s Fly Tying session of 2022 will be held January 18 at Trinity United Methodist Church, starting at 7:00 PM. Seeing that winter…
Combined Beginner’s and Advanced Fly Tying: Dubbing Tips and Techniques
In this session, we have decided to focus on a tying technique rather than tying a specific fly pattern. As such, the class will focus on the application of dubbing…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: CDC Elk Hair Caddis
The fly pattern chosen for the November tying session is the CDC Elk Hair Caddis. Fall water temperatures make caddisfly patterns i.e. the CDC Elk Hair Caddis a perfect candidate…